Grandmas play stealth superheroes in a new United Arab Emirates comedy show, showing a welcome new side of the Arab world that may (I hope) soon make it to American TV.
The new animated TV series “Freej” stars a group of older women who do daring heroic acts, hiding their identities behind masks that are much [...]
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This week I finally render my verdict on Joss Whedon’s “Dollhouse”: Sadly, I judge the new sci-fi series to be Misogynist with a capital “M.”
As fellow fans of TV writer/director Joss Whedon will understand, I wanted to believe in his ability to handle this sensitive material. Whedon created “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” that touchstone of [...]
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What a wonderful holiday surprise: Brad Pitt’s new movie “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” features a loving interracial family at its center. Pitt plays a character raised by an African-American mom (the brilliant Taraji Henson, pictured at right) — and it works.
The movie takes full liberty with the short story on which it’s based. [...]
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“Gossip Girl” impressed me last night with its sympathetic introduction of little brother Eric’s boyfriend. Everyone was happy for Eric, which shows you how far we’ve come. Even stony step-dad Bart was cool about it, to sister Serena’s surprise.
For readers who have resisted the guilty pleasure that is “Gossip Girl,” Serena van der Woodsen is [...]
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